II. adv. in phrs. 1. to gae or keep wide, of a sheep-dog: to go ahead but well away from the sheep (Cai., Per., Ayr. 1974); 2. to haud wide o, to keep clear of, avoid (Cai., Per. 1974).
1.Kcb. 1894 CrockettRaiders vii.: We must “keep wide”, which is a herd's term for keeping some distance from the flock in order not to alarm them.2.Kcb. 1901 R. TrotterGall. Gossip 120: He wudna be carin for comin tae Daltallochan efter dark, onywey: for they said he had haen some queer adventures wi the deevil or the fairies or something, an hel' wide o't, even in daylicht.